cosmonarchy-bw-prerelease/patchnotes.md

# 9 April 2023 - prospective patch notes

## Designer's Notes
Continuing March Madness into April, tweaking the economic pacing some more, and improving AI - plus plenty of bugfixes and unit revisions!

## Resources
- Harvest time now 4 seconds, from 4.8
- Worker movement speeds now 10% faster
- Worker wandering now works more consistently
- You can now return resources to an allied town center (note that your ally receives none of the returned resources)
- You can now harvest vespene gas from an allied refinery

## Gameplay
- Burrowed units are no longer forcibly unburrowed when attacked (c. DarkenedFantasies)
- Masons (and Taloses) now return to the point where they began construction, to avoid Masons getting stuck behind capped Geysers and similar silliness (c. DarkenedFantasies)
- During construction, Masons and Taloses now move in a predictable pattern* (c. DarkenedFantasies)
- Sieged Phalanxes and burrowed Lakizilisks are no longer killed by landing structures

## Bugfixes
- Maelstrom hits from dead Mind Tyrants no longer crash (c. Veeq7)
- Cancelling Controlled Demolition no longer desyncs
- Internal handling of many new abilities has been restructured to be less error-prone (c. Veeq7)
- Basic workers should no longer freeze in place (c. DarkenedFantasies)
- Attack-move no longer causes units to ignores enemies when initially attacking a structure
- Weapons with Prolonged Arms now pierce targets far more consistently (c. Veeq7)
- Zarcavrokor Bones of Reflection now correctly respects weapon range (c. Veeq7)
- Star Sovereigns no longer turn wildly when trying to cast Grief of All Gods while accelerating (c. Veeq7)
- Burrowed units are no longer displaced by Striga Fleeting Focus, Magnetar Law of Attraction (c. Pr0nogo), or Anthelion Gravity Well (c. Veeq7)
- Player color randomization now ignores the colors of witness players (c. Veeq7)
- Anthelion weapon fire SFX no longer occasionally fails to play
- Madrigal weapon range is now displayed correctly when tempo is up (c. Veeq7)
- Missile Silo stats display is no longer wucked while arming missiles (c. Veeq7)

## UI
- Box selections are now sorted more consistently (c. Veeq7)
- Centering onto control groups when members are far apart has been improved (c. Veeq7)
- Minimap unit box update rate is now instant (c. DarkenedFantasies)
- Witnesses are no longer shown in the score screen (c. DarkenedFantasies)
- A new config option for hiding replay progress bars is now available (c. DarkenedFantasies)

## AI
- Attack logic and mid-game production handling have been cleaned up to be more sensible with the current economic state
- AI "drip-feed" attack waves less often
- Zerg AI now request advanced defenses when at tier 2 and beyond

## Audiovisuals
- New sprite for:
	- Cyprian Twin Railguns projectiles
	- Sentinel Cerberus Railgun projectile
	- Cabalist shadow
	- Zarcavrokor Bones of Reflection projectile
- Modified sprite for:
	- Scribe (adjust back fins)

## Terran
- [Cyprian](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cyprian):
	- Weapon factor and damage now 2x5, from 1x10
	- Weapon now travels to maximum range, and no longer splashes
	- Now benefits from Prolonged Arms, piercing all targets as it travels
- [Heracles](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/heracles):
	- HP now 140, from 120
	- Armor now 4, from 3
	- Weapon damage now 2x14, from 2x10
	- Armor penetration now 0, from 4
	- Nemean Reactors removed
- [Apostle](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/apostle):
	- Gas cost now 150, from 125
	- Last Breath removed
- [Treasury](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/treasury):
	- Time cost now 50, from 45
- [Sentinel](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/sentinel):
	- Mineral cost now 250, from 225
	- Weapon can no longer target air units
- [Ion Cannon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/ion-cannon):
	- Mineral cost now 1000, from 800
	- Weapon cooldown now 7, from 10 (revert of previous change)
	- Now fires a Hammerfall Beacon at target's initial position, before firing main gun at beacon position

## Protoss
- [Cantavis](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/cantavis):
	- Max energy now 150, from 200
- [Charlatan](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/charlatan):
	- Gas cost now 150, from 175
- [Optecton](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/optecton):
	- Splash type now ally-safe, from unsafe
- [Panoptus](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/panoptus):
	- Acceleration and halt distance now match the Aurora

## Zerg
- [Izirokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/izirokor):
	- Armor now 2, from 1
Stage 1 of 9 Apr update 2023-04-10 03:13:16 +00:00			`# 9 April 2023 - prospective patch notes`
Initialize new repository 2023-02-16 18:16:49 +00:00
			`## Designer's Notes`
Add new projectile reads; Revise projectile piercing to work correctly 2023-04-06 22:06:36 +00:00			`Continuing March Madness into April, tweaking the economic pacing some more, and improving AI - plus plenty of bugfixes and unit revisions!`
Speed up baseline economy; Minor balance updates to a few units 2023-03-30 21:30:30 +00:00
			`## Resources`
			`- Harvest time now 4 seconds, from 4.8`
			`- Worker movement speeds now 10% faster`
Stage 1 of 9 Apr update 2023-04-10 03:13:16 +00:00			`- Worker wandering now works more consistently`
Allow returning to allied town centers 2023-04-05 20:24:22 +00:00			`- You can now return resources to an allied town center (note that your ally receives none of the returned resources)`
Add latest config option 2023-04-09 17:18:51 +00:00			`- You can now harvest vespene gas from an allied refinery`
Speed up baseline economy; Minor balance updates to a few units 2023-03-30 21:30:30 +00:00
Make progress on Ion Cannon revision; Many other minor changes 2023-03-31 05:58:13 +00:00			`## Gameplay`
			`- Burrowed units are no longer forcibly unburrowed when attacked (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
Stage 1 of 9 Apr update 2023-04-10 03:13:16 +00:00			`- Masons (and Taloses) now return to the point where they began construction, to avoid Masons getting stuck behind capped Geysers and similar silliness (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
			`- During construction, Masons and Taloses now move in a predictable pattern* (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
Partially fix Missile Silo stats display 2023-04-06 19:29:12 +00:00			`- Sieged Phalanxes and burrowed Lakizilisks are no longer killed by landing structures`
Make progress on Ion Cannon revision; Many other minor changes 2023-03-31 05:58:13 +00:00
Fix Maelstrom crash 2023-03-30 21:35:39 +00:00			`## Bugfixes`
Make progress on Ion Cannon revision; Many other minor changes 2023-03-31 05:58:13 +00:00			`- Maelstrom hits from dead Mind Tyrants no longer crash (c. Veeq7)`
Fix desync case in cancel for Controlled Demolition 2023-04-07 20:11:21 +00:00			`- Cancelling Controlled Demolition no longer desyncs`
Stage 1 of 9 Apr update 2023-04-10 03:13:16 +00:00			`- Internal handling of many new abilities has been restructured to be less error-prone (c. Veeq7)`
Fix worker freezing nonsense; Continue implementing Ion Cannon 2023-04-01 05:55:04 +00:00			`- Basic workers should no longer freeze in place (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
Many bugfixes 2023-04-05 03:00:14 +00:00			`- Attack-move no longer causes units to ignores enemies when initially attacking a structure`
Add new projectile reads; Revise projectile piercing to work correctly 2023-04-06 22:06:36 +00:00			`- Weapons with Prolonged Arms now pierce targets far more consistently (c. Veeq7)`
Many bugfixes 2023-04-05 03:00:14 +00:00			`- Zarcavrokor Bones of Reflection now correctly respects weapon range (c. Veeq7)`
Stage 1 of 9 Apr update 2023-04-10 03:13:16 +00:00			`- Star Sovereigns no longer turn wildly when trying to cast Grief of All Gods while accelerating (c. Veeq7)`
Partially fix Missile Silo stats display 2023-04-06 19:29:12 +00:00			`- Burrowed units are no longer displaced by Striga Fleeting Focus, Magnetar Law of Attraction (c. Pr0nogo), or Anthelion Gravity Well (c. Veeq7)`
Make progress on Ion Cannon revision; Many other minor changes 2023-03-31 05:58:13 +00:00			`- Player color randomization now ignores the colors of witness players (c. Veeq7)`
Many bugfixes 2023-04-05 03:00:14 +00:00			`- Anthelion weapon fire SFX no longer occasionally fails to play`
Fix Madrigal weapon tooltip 2023-04-05 01:29:21 +00:00			`- Madrigal weapon range is now displayed correctly when tempo is up (c. Veeq7)`
Partially fix Missile Silo stats display 2023-04-06 19:29:12 +00:00			`- Missile Silo stats display is no longer wucked while arming missiles (c. Veeq7)`
Attemptt some AI improvements 2023-03-31 00:07:47 +00:00
Fix ion, max range, and improve box selections 2023-04-06 17:11:18 +00:00			`## UI`
			`- Box selections are now sorted more consistently (c. Veeq7)`
Partially fix Missile Silo stats display 2023-04-06 19:29:12 +00:00			`- Centering onto control groups when members are far apart has been improved (c. Veeq7)`
Make minimap unit box updating real-time 2023-04-08 02:15:27 +00:00			`- Minimap unit box update rate is now instant (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
Stage 1 of 9 Apr update 2023-04-10 03:13:16 +00:00			`- Witnesses are no longer shown in the score screen (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
Add latest config option 2023-04-09 17:18:51 +00:00			`- A new config option for hiding replay progress bars is now available (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
Fix ion, max range, and improve box selections 2023-04-06 17:11:18 +00:00
Attemptt some AI improvements 2023-03-31 00:07:47 +00:00			`## AI`
Revert Ion Cannon attack cooldown nerf 2023-04-01 14:22:25 +00:00			`- Attack logic and mid-game production handling have been cleaned up to be more sensible with the current economic state`
Attemptt some AI improvements 2023-03-31 00:07:47 +00:00			`- AI "drip-feed" attack waves less often`
Make progress on Ion Cannon revision; Many other minor changes 2023-03-31 05:58:13 +00:00			`- Zerg AI now request advanced defenses when at tier 2 and beyond`
Some more cost changes 2023-03-30 21:33:47 +00:00
Add new projectile reads; Revise projectile piercing to work correctly 2023-04-06 22:06:36 +00:00			`## Audiovisuals`
			`- New sprite for:`
Stage 1 of 9 Apr update 2023-04-10 03:13:16 +00:00			`- Cyprian Twin Railguns projectiles`
			`- Sentinel Cerberus Railgun projectile`
Notes 2023-04-08 02:26:07 +00:00			`- Cabalist shadow`
Add new projectile reads; Revise projectile piercing to work correctly 2023-04-06 22:06:36 +00:00			`- Zarcavrokor Bones of Reflection projectile`
Notes 2023-04-08 02:26:07 +00:00			`- Modified sprite for:`
			`- Scribe (adjust back fins)`
Add new projectile reads; Revise projectile piercing to work correctly 2023-04-06 22:06:36 +00:00
Speed up baseline economy; Minor balance updates to a few units 2023-03-30 21:30:30 +00:00			`## Terran`
Stage 1 of 9 Apr update 2023-04-10 03:13:16 +00:00			`- [Cyprian](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cyprian):`
			`- Weapon factor and damage now 2x5, from 1x10`
			`- Weapon now travels to maximum range, and no longer splashes`
			`- Now benefits from Prolonged Arms, piercing all targets as it travels`
Make progress on Ion Cannon revision; Many other minor changes 2023-03-31 05:58:13 +00:00			`- [Heracles](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/heracles):`
			`- HP now 140, from 120`
			`- Armor now 4, from 3`
			`- Weapon damage now 2x14, from 2x10`
			`- Armor penetration now 0, from 4`
			`- Nemean Reactors removed`
Some more cost changes 2023-03-30 21:33:47 +00:00			`- [Apostle](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/apostle):`
			`- Gas cost now 150, from 125`
Remove Apostle Last Breath 2023-04-06 23:12:39 +00:00			`- Last Breath removed`
Speed up baseline economy; Minor balance updates to a few units 2023-03-30 21:30:30 +00:00			`- [Treasury](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/treasury):`
Some more cost changes 2023-03-30 21:33:47 +00:00			`- Time cost now 50, from 45`
Stage 1 of 9 Apr update 2023-04-10 03:13:16 +00:00			`- [Sentinel](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/sentinel):`
			`- Mineral cost now 250, from 225`
			`- Weapon can no longer target air units`
Speed up baseline economy; Minor balance updates to a few units 2023-03-30 21:30:30 +00:00			`- [Ion Cannon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/ion-cannon):`
			`- Mineral cost now 1000, from 800`
Revert Ion Cannon attack cooldown nerf 2023-04-01 14:22:25 +00:00			`- Weapon cooldown now 7, from 10 (revert of previous change)`
Add new projectile reads; Revise projectile piercing to work correctly 2023-04-06 22:06:36 +00:00			`- Now fires a Hammerfall Beacon at target's initial position, before firing main gun at beacon position`
Speed up baseline economy; Minor balance updates to a few units 2023-03-30 21:30:30 +00:00
			`## Protoss`
Reduce max energy for Cantavis 2023-03-31 06:13:42 +00:00			`- [Cantavis](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/cantavis):`
			`- Max energy now 150, from 200`
Speed up baseline economy; Minor balance updates to a few units 2023-03-30 21:30:30 +00:00			`- [Charlatan](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/charlatan):`
			`- Gas cost now 150, from 175`
Make progress on Ion Cannon revision; Many other minor changes 2023-03-31 05:58:13 +00:00			`- [Optecton](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/optecton):`
			`- Splash type now ally-safe, from unsafe`
Speed up baseline economy; Minor balance updates to a few units 2023-03-30 21:30:30 +00:00			`- [Panoptus](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/panoptus):`
			`- Acceleration and halt distance now match the Aurora`

			`## Zerg`
			`- [Izirokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/izirokor):`
			`- Armor now 2, from 1`